Raoul Bova
Raoul Bova was born in Rome in 1971, August 14th, from a white collar family, his father was an employee and his mother a housewife. He has two sisters who he is close to. His passion in his youth was swimming and he became a champion at 16.
His first role was in "Una storia italiana" (A Italian Story), a TV movie, and his debut in cinema was in "Piccolo grande amore" (Little Big Love) by Carlo Vanzina.
He quickly became a star in Italy. But tired of being always considered a sex symbol unable to play deep roles, he started shooting movies a little more complex like "Rewind" where he plays a terrorist. Finally a great Italian-Turkish director, Ferzan Ozpetek, gave him the role of Lorenzo in "Facing Windows", his most complicated and introverted character that he portrayed with application and passion, becoming a respected young actor rather than a sex symbol.
In private life Bova is a happy husband and father, very close to his wife and their children Alessandro Leon and Francesco.
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